 Oihana Kortazar on podium of the 2016 Zegama-Aizkorri (third from left with the baby). | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oihana Kortazar Aranzeta | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1984 Elgeta | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skyrunning | ||||||||||||||||
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Oihana Kortazar Elizondo (born 29 June 1984) is a Spanish female sky runner who won gold medal at the 2011 Skyrunning European Championships in SkyRace and the overall title of the 2011 Skyrunner World Series. [1]
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